Most people chase single triggers — the wine, the weather, the screen time. But migraines work on thresholds. Several things stack up at once, and that's when the attack comes. Articles on what actually drives the pattern, and how to start seeing it.
Everyone blames barometric pressure. But sleep, stress, and dehydration are usually what's actually stacking up. Here's what migraine tracking gets wrong.
You made it through the week fine. Then Saturday morning hits. It's not bad luck — it's a predictable mechanism called the letdown migraine, and you can work with it.
Using triptans or pain relievers more than 10–15 days a month can cause more headaches, not fewer. Medication overuse headache is common, easy to miss, and very fixable once you see it.
Caffeine narrows blood vessels and can stop a migraine early. It also causes rebound headaches when you miss your usual dose. The relationship is genuinely complicated — and worth understanding.
Too little sleep lowers your migraine threshold. So does sleeping in significantly on weekends. The relationship is about timing and consistency as much as duration.
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